Category Archives: World
In town of Jesus' birth, craftsmen take on Chinese knockoffs
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory - Christmas is approaching and pilgrims and tourists have begun to arrive, crowding the souvenir shops that line the narrow streets and alleys of Bethlehem, the biblic...
Dec 21, 2016
Once outlawed, Uganda's tiny Jewish group opens synagogue
MBALE, Uganda - Seth Yonadav swaggered along a dirt path in rural Uganda, pointing toward the new synagogue where young men wearing yarmulkes lingered. Up on a hill the synagogue stood like a crown je...
Dec 21, 2016
Turkey links Russian envoy's killer to US-based cleric Gulen
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s president on Wednesday implicated a U.S.-based Muslim cleric in the killing of Russia’s envoy to Turkey, saying the policeman who carried out the attack was a mem...
Dec 21, 2016
In NYC's Russian enclaves, a big 'nyet' to hacking talk
NEW YORK - Clutching a cobbler’s tool, Roman Gadayev defiantly lashed out against accusations that Russia meddled in the U.S. election to sway the vote to Donald Trump. “Simply impossible,...
Dec 21, 2016
AP Poll: US election voted top news story of 2016
NEW YORK - The turbulent U.S. election, featuring Donald Trump’s unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, was the overwhelming pick for the top news story of 2016, accor...
Dec 21, 2016
Trump family drops access offered for charity donations
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s children may see his move to the White House as a way to raise money for their favourite causes. Two recent fundraising pitches featuring the incoming first family we...
Dec 21, 2016
The oilman who brought Trump and the Bush world together
WASHINGTON - Throughout the presidential campaign, the Bush family and many of its Republican allies turned their backs on Donald Trump. Now, they’re finding common cause with Trump over his pic...
Dec 21, 2016
At rising rate, Nepalis working abroad go home in coffins
KATHMANDU, Nepal - A tiny young woman crouches just outside the airport, crying softly into her thin shawl. It’s cold out, but her sleeping toddler is heavy and warm in her arms. Travellers swar...
Dec 21, 2016
Inside the DEA: A chemist's quest to identify mystery drugs
WASHINGTON - No one knew what was in the baggie. It was just a few tablespoons of crystalline powder seized back in April, clumped like snow that had partially melted and frozen again. Emily Dye, a 27...
Dec 21, 2016
5 things to know about America's synthetic-opioid epidemic
WASHINGTON - Government scientists say they’re seeing the emergence of a new class of deadly drugs built to mimic the potent prescription painkiller fentanyl. What you need to know: ___ DOZENS O...
Dec 21, 2016